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City Council approves Atlantic Avenue "Aim Up" rezoning to unlock 4,600 homes and $215 million in neighborhood investments
Summary
The New York City Council on May 28 approved the Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use Plan ("Aim Up"), a neighborhood rezoning intended to create 4,600 housing units (about 1,900 permanently affordable) and more than $215 million for infrastructure, parks and tenant services in Central Brooklyn.
The New York City Council on May 28 approved the Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use Plan, known as Aim Up, a rezoning intended to create 4,600 new housing units in Central Brooklyn, roughly 1,900 of them permanently affordable, and more than $215,000,000 in community investments.
Council Member Hudson, who spoke in support of the plan, said it represented “the culmination of more than a decade of advocacy from local residents and nearly 3 years of public engagement, hard work, and tireless negotiations.” Council Member Osei described the package as a broad neighborhood investment, saying Aim Up will “unlock 4,600 new homes across Community Districts 3 and 8, and 1,900 of them will be income restricted.”
The council modified the applications to require…
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